WOW, when the weather came into play with the boys it was usually a special show. But this is just crazy thunder right on cue during Wharf Rat! and phil dropping bombs after!! This is an epic listen/source. Am surprised it doesn't get more attention,

My take on Garcia.
When those who had experienced the Glory of the LORD in the 1st temple went into the 2nd temple they wept because the Spirit of the LORD did not dwell.
In human terms this is what it is like seeing the remnants of my favorite rock n roll band without Jerry. I know it has become fashionable to harp on Garcia's vices. But who among us can cast the 1st stone?
So when i can get the mojo up to see a Dead band I always have to think in terms of "imitation being the sincerest form of flattery" What would Garcia say to all this--probably--I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY.
This is one of those fabled RAIN shows.
and when the weather and the GD interacted
wow, that was something!

i dont remember it as phil. it was god talking to jerry during rat

Lightning bolts hitting the stage (at the perfect time in WR) to Aboriginal dreams to a high energy set in the drenching rain. Best AUD of the lot. Worth your time.

Nice sounding aud. Too bad he couldn't get the first set, but I recall the story being that Silberman had locked his keys in the car in the during the first set...The previous reviewer summed up the conditions and the playing...this show has it's share of flaws but when they're on, they're on in a big way...first set is worth a listen, try one of the other sources, the one recommended by the other reviewer is as good as any, , tis a shame no soundboard exists...

I have always considered this show the quintessential 1983 performance. Wildly inconsistent, the playing at times is downright sloppy and absolutely brilliant, and often all in a single song. The Sugar Mag contains both ends of the spectrum as the band takes forever to find the groove at first and slops through the verses but once the jam begins all bets are off. Folks, if there is a better Sugar Mag-SSDD jam, I have yet to have heard it. At the end of SSDD, Weir is just feelin’ it and makes a feeble attempt at smashing his guitar ala Townshend but fails miserably. His primal, in heat squeals are way, way over the top and should have a parental advisory notice attached to them.

It is an understatement that the weather had a major effect on his show. I am certain this would not have been allowed to go on in 2008 or even in 1998. I could only describe the scene as surreal, nothing made sense as conditions deteriorated, the more intense the band played, the more the crowd just ate it up in one sloppy orgy. You did not know if it was the weather playing the band or vice-versa but the synchronicity at times was shockingly obvious and unexplainable. In what’s possibly a top 10 Grateful Dead moment, Phil responds to a thunder, right on cue, during Wharf Rat with a massive bomb that blew levels sky high both of recording and brain matter variety. I have always wondered if there is a distortion free recording of this but it is certainly not here.

Anyway, this Silberman recording is my new choice of the lot and with the first set from gd83-06-20.fob-senn.sws.11931.sbeok.shnf and the encore from gd1983-06-20.nak300.grabski.32795.sbefail.flac16 and you would have the complete show…….. as we await for the SBDs for both this and Saratoga to surface.